42.3212° N, 85.1797° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 23, 1982 · 19:45 local
Place
Battle Creek, MI
Airport
Battle Creek
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N263K
Reported as
AMD Falcon
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,700 total2,900 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Saw deer on runway at flare. Tried to balloon over deer but flap struck and broke off part of deers antler.
As the FAA filed it
SAW DEER ON RUNWAY AT FLARE. TRIED TO BALLOON OVER DEER BUT FLAP STRUCK AND BROKE OFF PART OF DEERS ANTLER.